Alabama grants millions of dollars to help low-income households with energy costs
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, BRYLEE YOU LOOK AT THOSE WEATHER ISSUES THAT SOME FOLKS ARE HAVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IMPACTING THEIR TRAVEL? THANKFULLY, WE’RE NOT DEALING WITH ANY OF THAT HERE. WE AREN’T, WE AREN’T. IT’S CLOUDY OUT THERE. WE’VE HAD A FEW SPRINKLES TODAY, BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN THROUGH CHRISTMAS. AND THAT’S GREAT NEWS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING EVEN HERE LOCALLY, 65 DEGREES IN BIRMINGHAM AND ALABASTER 61 UP IN CULLMAN AND GADSDEN AND WE STILL GOT A GOOD SPREAD OF CLOUDS. BUT YOU ARE SEEING SOME SUNSHINE OUT THERE. IF YOU’VE STEPPED OUTSIDE SOUTH BREEZE AT THE SURFACE AND WE’RE GOING TO WARM INTO THE 70S TODAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG INTO THE SOUTH OF I-20, IT’S PRETTY COMFORTABLE OUT THERE. I STEPPED OUTSIDE JUST BEFORE MIDDAY. WE’RE HEADED FOR THE MID 70S SPOTS LIKE TUSCALOOSA, BRENT, CENTREVILLE, CALERA TOPPING OUT AROUND 75 DEGREES AND LOW 70S FOR FOR OTHER SPOTS LIKE BIRMINGHAM AND JASPER, GADSDEN, ONEONTA AND ANNISTON. AT 73 THIS AFTERNOON IT GETS WARMER FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. BY CHRISTMAS DAY WE’RE ACTUALLY APPROACHING RECORD WARMTH. TOMORROW EVENING WILL BE NICE FOR CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES, THOUGH IT’S GOING TO BE VERY WARM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL BE IN THE 60S BY THE TIME YOU’RE HEADING OUT AROUND 7:00 FOR THOSE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES, NO NEED FOR A HEAVY COAT. WE’LL BE WAKING UP IN THE 50S ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LET ME SHOW YOU THE PAST TEN YEARS WORTH OF. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, CHRISTMAS WARMTH. THESE ARE THE TOP FIVE WARMEST CHRISTMASES ON RECORD. 78 TAKES THE TOP SPOT. THAT WAS BACK IN 2016. I DON’T THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE THAT WARM IN BIRMINGHAM THIS YEAR, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY SURPASS THE 60S. AND SO THAT MEANS THAT THIS CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS 2025 WILL LIKELY RANK AMONG THE TOP FIVE WARMEST ON RECORD. AND AS I SAID, IT’S GOING TO BE SMOOTH SAILING THROUGH CHRISTMAS. WE’VE GOT DRY WEATHER, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE WEEKEND. THERE’S A BETTER CHANCE AT SOME SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN, AND WE’RE STILL FINE TUNING THE TIMING. BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR MODEL GUIDANCE JUST SO YOU CAN PLAN AHEAD, ESPECIALLY WITH TRAVEL AND THAT SORT OF THING. ON THE FUTURE TRACK, WE’RE JUMPING AHEAD TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLOUDY. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE, BUT OVERALL THE CHANCE OF RAIN VERY LIMITED. IT ISN’T UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN WE SEE A REAL CHANCE THAT SOME SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, AND THESE COULD BE COMING IN BY SUNDAY MORNING. BUT RIGHT NOW WE’LL SAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN SEE A COLD FRONT OFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST THAT WILL MOVE IN THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY, BRINGING SOME RAIN WITH IT, POSSIBLY A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER, BUT WE’RE NOT EXPECTING A LOT OF RAIN WITH THIS. RAINFALL TOTALS LOOK PRETTY LIMITED, SO THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY, DROPPING TEMPERATURES AS IT DOES SO. SO OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY OCCUR EARLIER THAN 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY. AND THEN EVENTUALLY THAT DOES PUSH ON DOWN TO THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THAT WILL LEAVE US WITH SOME MUCH COLDER WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK. THE FINAL DAYS OF DECEMBER ACTUALLY DO BRING A CHILL. WE’LL BE BACK DOWN BELOW FREEZING ON MONDAY MORNING, AND TUESDAY LOOKS PRETTY COLD AS WELL. I’VE DROPPED US INTO THE MID 40S. SOME OF OUR MODEL GUIDANCE IS TRENDING COLDER, SO MONDAY COULD VERY WELL END UP BEING A LITTLE BIT COLDER, BUT WE ARE STEADY IN THE 70S. UNTIL THEN, LOOK AT THAT 75 ON CHRISTMAS DAY. HOPEFULLY THOSE KIDS GET SOME FUN TOYS TO TAKE OUTSIDE AND THEY CAN JUST S
Alabama grants millions of dollars to help low-income households with energy costs
>>Weather forecast is aboveHelp is coming to those needing assistance in paying heating and cooling costs.Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded about $43.8 million in grants to 18 community action agencies throughout Alabama.The funds will help low-income households manage home energy costs during the winter and summer months.“The cost of heating a home during the coldest parts of winter and cooling it during the hottest parts of summer can pose a challenge for those who are most vulnerable and have extremely limited incomes,” Gov. Ivey said. “These grants will ensure that help is available to those who need it most during extreme weather.”The state’s community action agencies manage the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program at the local level and receive applications from individuals seeking assistance. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The latest: WVTM 13 coverage on Politics
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Help is coming to those needing assistance in paying heating and cooling costs.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded about $43.8 million in grants to 18 community action agencies throughout Alabama.
The funds will help low-income households manage home energy costs during the winter and summer months.
“The cost of heating a home during the coldest parts of winter and cooling it during the hottest parts of summer can pose a challenge for those who are most vulnerable and have extremely limited incomes,” Gov. Ivey said. “These grants will ensure that help is available to those who need it most during extreme weather.”
The state’s community action agencies manage the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program at the local level and receive applications from individuals seeking assistance.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The latest: WVTM 13 coverage on Politics